Elon Musk announced that SpaceX's Starship would launch for Mars in late 2026, carrying Tesla's Optimus robot. Human landings could begin by 2029 or 2031. While Musk prioritises Mars colonisation, US ...

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow "as ...

Taking to X, Musk mentioned in a post that SpaceX will put an Optimus robot on Mars atop its flagship Starship rocket by the end of 2026. Just over a week ago, the Starship broke apart following a ...

Hera spacecraft captured an extraordinary near-infrared image of Mars’ moon Deimos during a flyby of the Red Planet. This marks the first use of Hera’s science instruments, providing a detailed view ...

NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission promises to fill significant gaps in our understanding of the universe and propel humanity forward in a new phase of the space race. Exploring the cosmos ...

Right now, Mars is a reddish desert landscape – attractive but dead, and certainly not home to any little green men. Other nearby planets offer even less hope. Mercury is a scorched rock too ...

Credit: X @POTUS WASHINGTON — President Trump says a human mission to Mars is of interest to him but is not a “number one” priority, amid concerns about potential sweeping budget cuts at NASA.

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the rock in ...

This finding challenges our current understanding of Mars as a perpetually cold, dry world. The team found more than 4,000 of these white rocks and pebbles scattered across the Martian surface.

On its website, Pulsar Fusion claims Sunbird can fly 1000–2000 kg of commercial cargo to Mars in roughly four months. Pulsar Fusion’s Sunbird spacecraft acts somewhat like a space tug.

A breakthrough discovery has found that Mars may have once been warm, wet, and able to support life. NASA's Perseverance rover has been exploring the Red Planet since 2021, but recently spotted ...

In just two years' time, the SpaceX Starship is due to land people on the surface of the moon – and if you believe Elon Musk, embark on a mission to Mars. So it's a significant setback for the ...